Device for practising golf-strokes.



E. G. THOMPSON & L. S. DROMGOLD.

DEVICE FOR PRACTISING GOLF STROKBS.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 16, 1913.

1,091,985, Patented Mar. 31, 1914.

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EDWIN C. THOMPSON AND LOY S. DROMGQLD, OF CHIGAGO, ILLINOIS.

DEVLCE FOR ERAGTISING GOLF-STBOKES.

Specification of Letters Eatent.

atented Mar. 31, 19M.

Application filed August 16, 1913. Serial r30. 785,101.

have invented certain new and useful 1mothers skilled in the art provements in Devices for Practising Golf- St-rokes; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descrlption-ofthe invention, such as will enable to which it appertains to make and use the same.

Our invention relates to an improvement in a device for practisinggolf strokes, the object being to provide a device for driving I 1 either from an elevated position or on the round, and which is adapted for use either in a room or out of doors.

A further object is to provide a device so constructed that if the ball be squarely hit, it will spin around freely in a horizontal plane, but if not hit properly, it'will deviate from the horizontal and soon come to a stop.

With these ends in' view our invention consists in the details of construction as will be more fully explained and pointed out in the claims. v

The accompanying drawing. is a view in elevation of our improvement.

1 represents a standard, preferably aboutfour inches high and provided at its lower endwith a flat base 2 provided with screw holes for securing the base to a floor or to a stake in the ground. The standard is cy lindrical in cross section, its upper end with a cap 3 detachably secured in place by a screw or otherwise.

Mounted on the standard 1 is the adjustable sleeve 4, which may be locked to the standard, at any desired elevation, by the clamping screw 5. The upper end of this sleeve is preferably enlarged and flattened onto form a seat for the lower sleeve or end 6 of the bracket 7, which latter is also provided with an upper sleeve 8 also embrac ing the standard. It is clearly evident that instead of making the brac et with two sleeves 6 and 8, it may be made with one continuous sleeve. The' bracket 7 is provided with a stem 9 located in the horizontal plane of the lower sleeve 6.'to which one end of the closely wound coiled spring 10 is secured, the stem 9 preferably entering the open end of the coil and secured thereto by solder or by any suitable clamp or other securing device. 11 is a golf ball to be brolightto a standstill.

and is provided at which the stem 12 is secured, the other end of the stem being secured within the outer open end of the coiled spring 10. With this construction the coiled spring forms the supporting medium for the ball, and ex-' 'ten'ds approximately from the bracket to the ball so as to be equally flexible throughout its length, and while it is stiff enough to normally support the ball without flexing,

it is elastic or resilient so as to resist the force of the blow without being distorted,

and to give or yield so that it may deviate from its horizontal movement when improperly struck by the driveror other club.

The bracket 7, carrying the ball may be adjusted by means of the sleeve 4, to any position within the limits of the standard 1, so that the ball may be elevated as upon a tee, or lowered upon the ground or floor. The sleeve 4 is preferably so located thatthe bracket or standard 1 may have "some vertical play so that it Wont bind in the event the ball 'is not properly hit.

By mounting the ball. on an elastic arm or support, it will resist the force of the blow without time, if the ball be not hit squarely, it will deviate from its horizontal plane and soon 'If however the ball be hit squarely it will spin freely in a horizontal plane.

being'distorted, and at the same Our device is simple and can used for practising hitting the ball from different positions and can be readily set up for use indoors or out doors.

Having fully described our invention whatwe claim as new and desireto secure by Letters-Patent, is

1. A. device for ractising golf, consisting of a base, acy indrical standard thereon, an elongated bracket mounted to rotate on the standard-a coiled sprin arm secured at one end the bracket a acent the lower end of the latter and supported in approximately horizontal position and a golf ball on the outer end of the coiled spring arm, the said arm extending approximately from the bracket tothe ball so as to be equally flexible throughout its length. v

2. A device for practising golf consisting of a base, a cylindrical standard thereon, an adjustable sleeve on the standard, a bracket mounted to rotate on the standard above the sleeve and resting onthe latter, a coiled spring arm securedwat one end to the bracket and supported by-the latter in apvertically on said upright member and a proximately horizontal position, and a golf golf ball on. the outer end of said. arm. ball secured to the outer end of said spring In testimony whereof, we have signed this arm which latter extends approximately specification in the presence of two sub- 15 6 from11 thg bralckefi to the ball 1so as to be scribing witnesses. e 11a exibe t rou out its en h.

3. A? device for pr actising golfi consist- -Q E ing of an upright member, a coiled spring J arm attached to said upri ht member so Witnesses: 10 that it can rotate about it, t e said arm be- FRANK W. GRAV ing approximately horizontal and movable C. B. GOODEFREY. 

